Coming Home
2023
St Paul-Minneapolis historical building
60' x 20'

“Coming Home,” addresses the issue of immigration with its emotional turmoil for all concerned. The painting depicts two people from different cultures and ethnicities who see each other across a barrier.  The American takes a break from reading in her living room, and the other, a woman from the Middle East, carries a suitcase. They examine each other through a telescope.  Two styles of geometric design provide the background.  The one behind the American woman is a variation of the Log Cabin Quilt pattern. The other consists of a ten-star Islamic pattern. The Arabic word for home is placed twice. There are two images of the head of Lady Liberty looking kindly at the women. On the far right, there are flying flock of birds. There is hope in the complementary colors of the women’s dresses which anticipates harmony and synergy.